Rock Band and The Beatles is going to be huge
"Rock Band," the popular video-game franchise that has created many rec-room rock stars, is adding the songs of the Fab Four to its growing playlist. Wednesday's release of "The Beatles: Rock Band" will allow gamers to play fake guitars and drums or even sing three-part harmonies to original Beatles tunes.
Call it the Fab Faux.
With 45 interactive songs, "The Beatles: Rock Band" marks the first time the legendary British band's music has been used in a video game. The game -- for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii systems -- was created with the cooperation of Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, as well as the widows of John Lennon and George Harrison.
Such input is not common, said Matt Miller, an associate editor at Minneapolis-based Game Informer magazine who was privy to the game's development.
"You've got the biggest band in history, one that really doesn't do a lot of licensing of their work," Miller said. "They wanted the music they've done to only be used in products that they can be proud of ... and are very careful about selecting the products they work on."
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